NUT attributes children’s poor reading culture on parents.The chairman of Nigeria Union of Teachers, Comrade Adesegun Raheem has attributed the extinction of reading culture to the neglect of parents’ responsibilities on their children.He disclosed this in an interview with LEADERSHIP while speaking on the low rate of reading among students …
German Academic Exchange Service signs MoU with NUC and others.The German Academic Exchange Service, DAAD, has signed an agreement with the Association of African Universities, Ghana’s National Accreditation Board and the Nigerian National Universities Commission to promote internal quality assurance in higher education in a new project for the West …
Apart form the existing six Police Secondary Schools in the country, the Nigerian Police Force set to establish additional two.Director of Police Education, Mr. Ibrahim Kabiru, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, disclosed the plan at the recent fifth passing out parade of the Police Secondary School, Ita-Ogbolu, Ondo State.He said …
Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) commends Gov. Godswill Akpabio for recruiting 5,000 teachers.The Akwa Ibom wing of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), has lauded Gov. Godswill Akpabio for recruiting 5,000 teachers into the service.The Chairman of NUT in the State, Mr Etim Ukpong, made the commendation in an interview with …
Imo State students emerge winners at the 2014 NNPC Quiz Competition. NNPC pledges to increase the budget of the corporation’s scholarship scheme towards breeding young indigenous scientists and developing Nigeria’s education sectorStudents from Imo State, South East Nigeria have emerged winners of the 2014 NNPC Annual National Quiz Competition. With 155 points to …
Dr Bede Opata, a lecturer of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, Law Faculty commits suicide. The reason for the action is yet to be confirmed.Tragedy struck at the Enugu Campus of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, (UNN) last weekend as a lecturer at the institution’s Law Faculty, Dr Bede …
In order to curb examination malpractices in Anambra State education sector, the the Commissioner for Education, Professor Kate Omenugha, announced the move to shut down not fewer that 486 ‘miracle’ centres.Speaking at the 10th anniversary of St. Joseph’s Academic Award for 2014, the commissioner observed that the miracle centres had been aiding and abating …
Nigeria Universities Commission (NUC) shuts two illegal universities in Lagos State.Two illegal universities have been sealed in Lagos by the Nigeria Universities Commission (NUC).The institutions, Evangel University of America, Egan,Igando, and Clinton University Study Centre, in Ojokoro, an outskirt of Lagos Statewere shut last Tuesday.According to the team of the …
The Non-Academic Staff of Tertiary Institutions in the State of Osun suspends its four-month-old strike action.The four-month-old strike action embarked upon by members of the Non-Teaching Staff of Tertiary Institutions in Osun State has been suspended.The suspension was announced by the chairman of the Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) of the union, Comrade …
The 2012/2013 academic session best graduating students of the University of Lagos, Bakre Oluwafemi, who had 4.86 out of 5.00 as his grade, shares his experiences as an undergraduate, and how he attained such feat.Did you ever aim to be the best graduating student in your set?No, I did not. I …